Integrating the cultural heritage of Harbin fish skin painting into contemporary cultural product design
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This research aims to 1) study the fish skin painting culture of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, and its cultural capital components, and 2) analyze the integration of Harbin fish skin painting culture into contemporary cultural product design.
This research employs a qualitative research methodology, reviewing relevant research, books, articles, and documents on Harbin fish skin cultural capital. The focus is on analyzing its unique cultural meaning, exploring the status and integration approaches of cultural capital, the artistic characteristics and techniques of Harbin fish skin painting, and its cultural value. In-depth interviews were also conducted with seven experts in Harbin fish skin cultural heritage, including designers, cultural industry entrepreneurs, conservators, technologists, and traditional craftsmen, to analyze the integration of Harbin fish skin painting culture into contemporary cultural product design.
The research findings indicate that 1) Harbin fish skin painting is a valuable cultural heritage with unique cultural identity for Harbin City. Currently, it lacks design innovation and limited market acceptance for integration into contemporary product design, such as cultural understanding, focusing on digital technology, and brand storytelling. The aim is to provide theoretical and practical support for cultural heritage and promote the development of contemporary product design that is appropriate to the current social and market context; and 2) Harbin fish skin painting is a key element of the civilization of fishing and hunting, and the integration of culture with contemporary design, is shifting the paradigm from symbolic grafting to the unification of cultural capital. Decoding cultural meaning, symbols, rituals, and beliefs faces challenges, problems, and limitations, particularly when using artificial materials and machinery to replace craftsmanship. The use of digital technology aids in managing design, substitute materials, culture, and tourism, while preserving the unique cultural identity of Harbin's fish leather heritage.
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